Aspazija was born and raised in a wealthy peasant family in the Dobele county of Courland Governorate near Jelgava in 1865, where she studied and was active in youth organizations.

[1][2] In those years she met Jānis Pliekšāns (better known as Rainis), a newspaper editor, poet, lawyer, and a leader of the New Current (Jaunā strāva) movement.

Aspazija's play "Vaidelote" (The Vestal) opened in January and was interpreted as a breakup call from Imperialist Russia.

(Rainis also published a collection of revolutionary poems, called Vētras Sēja (The Sowing of the Storm).)

For example, the play Vaidelote (a female servant to gods in Lithuanian mythology), written in 1894, takes place in the 14th century Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

[1][2] In the poetry compilation Red Flowers, simple and ordinary things are viewed in a romantic light.

[1][2] While living abroad, Aspazija wrote the poetry compilations Sunny Corner and Spread Wings, which have fewer social aspects and more intimate text, less rebellion against society, and more personal feelings.